Man's Best Friend
Disclaimer: Naruto and Inuyasha belong to their respective genius mangakas. My manipulation of the stories are all mine or unconscious ideas taken from other great authors.
Author's Note: Thank you for your patience! So here is another one for you!
Childhood: Graduation
Kakashi clamped tightly to his father's hand, trying to ignore the looks his classmates and their family were giving them. Kagome held his other hand, trying to cover his body from staring eyes despite her small stature.
"I'm proud of you, my son," Sakumo proudly exclaimed, glancing down at his little boy.
"First in his grade and youngest Genin recorded in Konoha history," Kagome inputted, proud of her master's son and her best friend.
Kakashi blushed as his father chuckled and ruffled his hair, messing up the headband tied on his forehead.
"Let's go home and celebrate," Sakumo announced, the graduation ceremony now over.
He picked up Kakashi and placed him on his shoulders and picked up Kagome and put her in the crook of his arm.
The three of them walked home, laughing and joking.
After the celebratory shabu-shabu dinner, the three of them lounged in the backyard. Kakashi sighed in contentment as he sat next to his father while Kagome and Sakumo drank tea, talking to each other in quiet tones.
"Kakashi, I have a present for you," Sakumo said, reaching into his yukata. Pulling out a bamboo case tied with a ribbon, he held it out to Kakashi who received it eagerly.
"Now, I don't want you to use this unless under extreme circumstances, all right?"
Kakashi nodded his head, opening the bamboo case reverently.
A shiny black lacquered tanto blade fell into his hand. The white hilt was pristine and made from corded bleached leather.
"Thank you, Otou-san!" Kakashi cried, hugging his father who patted his head.
Kagome smiled at them before she called out, "I have a present for you too!"
She nodded to Sakumo before she poofed away.
"Her leaving is my gift?" Kakashi wondered aloud, earning a chuckle from his father.
"Maa maa, don't be hasty Kakashi. Here, I need you to sign this with your blood," Sakumo said, shaking out an old summoning scroll.
"Although we don't have the Inuzuka bloodline, we too have a special bond with the ninken. They let us summon them with little to no blood," he explained.
Kakashi read the list of previous summoners, noticing that most were Hatake. Finding a blank spot under his father's name, he signed and fingerprinted the scroll.
"The seals are dragon, horse, rabbit, dog, ram. Mold your chakra into the hand you used to sign the scroll and focus it on the area you wish to summon them. I will help you."
Together, they went through the seals and slammed their hand on the ground next to each other.
With a poof and large cloud of smoke, Kagome stood in front of them with a bundle in her arms.
"Took you guys awhile... I thought I'd have to sleep in Makai!" she quietly exclaimed, shaking her head as she walked towards them.
Kakashi rolled his eyes, while Sakumo smirked.
Sitting in front of Kakashi, she handed the wrapped bundle toward him.
"His name is Pakkun. He's your personal summon granted to you by our Alpha," Kagome whispered, watching them.
Kakashi slowly lifted the blanket, a small brown pug lay, slowly waking up. With a small, hesitant hand, he rubbed its head.
"Hello, Pakkun. I'm Kakashi."